Success in 2022 and confidence for 2023 
Lufthansa Cargo's FY/2022 was characterised by ground breaking investments to expand the freighter fleet. To further increase its long-haul capacity, the carrier is relying on Boeing’s twin-engine aircraft and has ordered three B777Fs with the latest technology and seven... more
Erfurt receives German carpet centre
Hermes Fulfilment has added another location to its network. The Otto Group’s central service provider for logistics and returns handling has commissioned what is now Germany’s largest carpet warehouse in Stotternheim, a suburb of Erfurt in Thuringia. The hall covers an area... more
Gas station network growing in Europe
On Turtle runs a network of more than 1,700 service stations in Europe, 150 of which offer natural gas refuelling. In total, the gas network has grown by 40% in one year and now serves ten European countries - Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria,... more
DX promotes Paul Ibbetson to CEO
DX, a provider of delivery solutions, including parcel freight, secure courier, and logistics services, has appointed Paul Ibbetson, managing director of DX Freight, as CEO of the group, with immediate effect. Ibbetson replaces Mark Hammond, who will now be non-executive... more
Air Serbia also flying aid supplies to Syria
On 1 March 2023, an Air Serbia A319 transported Serbia's first shipment containing about 6 t of food and provisions to the areas that have been most affected by the earthquake, which took place exactly one month ago today, on 6 February 2023. Miloš Vučević, minister of... more
French shipping company launches train service
Contecon Manzanillo operates the Mexican Port of Manzanillo. It has now joined forces with its parent company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), CMA CGM and Grupo da Mexico, a mining, transport and infrastructure company, to offer a new train service option in... more
Air cargo capacity above pre-pandemic level
According to the latest weekly market analysis released by Clive Data Services, part of Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform, global air cargo capacity increased for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, up 11% on the same period last year,... more
American Airlines Cargo picks Clément Fau
American Airlines Cargo has appointed experienced industry professional Clément Fau as its new country sales manager for France. Based at the airline’s French headquarters at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG), he will lead the carrier’s sales team activities in the country... more
Port renews Pers certification
North Sea Port (Belgium/the Netherlands) has again been recertified by Ecoports for the environmental management of the port. North Sea Port received its first Port Environmental Review System (Pers) certification in 2018. The certification is valid for two years. Currently, 31... more
Twelve times more car transports in four years
The Craiss Group is expanding its cooperation with a German car manufacturer. The Stuttgart-based company has once again contracted the provider to carry out just-in-time round trips between its Eastern European suppliers and its German production facilities. Within four... more